Review Article

Exercise and Motor Training in People with Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review of Participant Characteristics, Intervention Delivery, Retention Rates, Adherence, and Adverse Events in Clinical Trials

Table 2

Dropout reasons when related to the intervention.

First author and yearDropout reasonNumber of participants

Allen 2010Did not want to do the intervention1
Ashburn 2007Falls (but not during intervention)1
Blackinton 2002Safety concerns1
Braun 2011Imagery too confronting1
Burini 2006Poor adherence to exercise;2
back pain1
de Bruin 2010No access to necessary equipment1
Dereli 2010Did not want to do the intervention1
Hackney 2008 (also as [54])Exercise not intense enough;1
transport problems 2
Hackney 2009 (also as [54])Knee pain;1
transport problems2
Hackney 2010Travel distance;2
classes too fatiguing;1
lack of interest1
Hirsch 2003Inguinal hernia1
Kurtais 2008Poor adherence to exercise1
Sage 2009Time commitment4
Schmitz-Hubsch 2006Uncomfortable in the group;1
uncomfortable with Qigong1
Smania 2010Uncooperative4
Stallibrass 2002Could not travel1
Yang 2010Low motivation;1
transport problems1